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12 20th, 2009| 
AP – The Senate cleared its year-end plate of some must-do work Saturday as it passed a critical budget bill that blends money for the Pentagon with additional help for the jobless. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
12
Reuters – Democrats hope to pack a must-pass U.S. defense spending bill with measures to help victims of the ailing economy, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin said on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
29
AFP – US President Barack Obama Wednesday signed a 680-billion-dollar military budget bill, saying his campaign to stamp out Pentagon waste proved political change was possible in Washington. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
21
AP – The Justice Department is investigating whether Guantanamo Bay detainees charged with roles in the Sept. 11 attacks were improperly given photos of CIA officers or contractors, according to a person familiar with the investigation. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
17
AP – President Barack Obama chastised the defense industry and a freespending Congress on Monday for wasting tax dollars “with doctrine and weapons better suited to fight the Soviets on the plains of Europe than insurgents in the rugged terrain of Afghanistan.” Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
2
AFP – The US military said Friday it had carried out a successful test of its missile defense system off Hawaii’s coast, as Washington keeps a close eye on North Korea’s missile program. Read the rest of this entry »